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GM Ivan Zaja

Full name

Ivan Zaja

Born

1/1/1965 (age 59)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Croatia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (18 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Bled Attack (16 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (14 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Hübner, Rubinstein Variation (13 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Yates, Panno, Main Line (12 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense (18 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (15 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (14 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (12 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line (12 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ivan Zaja (2427) Marijan Blaga (1954)	1-0	37	2024
Ivan Zaja (2427) Bojan Kurajica (2431)	½-½	24	2024
Ivan Zaja (2427) Mario Muskardin (2380)	½-½	22	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Alexander Naumann (2487)	½-½	27	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Ognjen Cvitan (2410)	½-½	12	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Mario Muskardin (2385)	½-½	38	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Miroslav Zufic (2339)	½-½	57	2024
Ivan Zaja (2377) Ozren Biti (2213)	1-0	48	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Roberto Negro (2128)	1-0	31	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Joshuaede Cappelletto (2349)	1-0	22	2023

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